finally friday ~ let the crop begin

It is finally friday and I am planning on heading over to Archivers today to do some serious scrapbooking. Sometimes it is fun to get out of your normal space and go to a new one. I like going and meeting new people as well as sharing ideas.

First I have a couple cards to share with you and I apologize for the lighting as it is kind of early and the sun isn't all the way up yet.

This first card is for the challenge over at EBTKS and it is my first time doing this challenge. I love the clean and simple sketch.

I used some of my handmade wrinkle ribbon along with my swiss dots embossing folder. That fun little oval is from October Afternoon label stickers and the sentiment is from pebblesinc.

This next card is for the challenge over at CCEE and it is another simple sketch. I have used my new Websters Pages papers on this card along with a Hero Arts stamp.

Enjoy your day and I will be back tomorrow with a card and maybe a layout or two.

sasya's sketches #19 x3

I got a little carried away while watching the movie "The Proposal" and ended up making 3 cards for the same card challenge.

I don't know why I did it ~ maybe I liked the sketch, or maybe I didn't like the way the card turned out so I created a new one. Anyways here they are in the order they were created, but first the sketch that inspired me from Sasya~Sketches.

Card #1

Card #2

Card #3

Okay so which one is your favorite? I have mine but I won't reveal until I hear from all of you. The wrinkle ribbon on the 3rd card is some that I made in my latest batch. Don't you just love the little Pure Innocence stamp? She was just sitting on my desk waiting to be inked up for the first time, and that Webster's Pages ribbon roses. Yummy!

Enjoy!

run

I found this fabulous clean and simple sketch over at the scrap doctor and could not wait to try it out.

Originally, I was going to do a 12x12 page layout and then when I picked my picture to use it ended up being an 8x8 layout for Micah's book. So I took liberty with the sketch just a little bit.

I hope you enjoy!

~ supplies ~

paper: proterra kraft cardstock, neenah solar white, imaginisce splash dance

accessories: SU circle punches, american crafts thickers

july class ~ vintage birthday

I am teaching a couple of different classes at Anchor Paper on University this month and wanted to share what the cards look like.

If you would like to sign up to take the class please call Anchor or see this months newsletter for dates and times.

The other class I am teaching is a little card holder/purse with 4 matching cards using Cosmo Cricket "DeLovely" papers.

If you would like to purchase a class kit send me an email or leave a comment here. I will get back to you with the information.

Enjoy!

oh happy day

Okay, so I have to admit I have some more stuff I have not used yet! lol I am sure that has never happened to you.

My card for you is inspired by Laura's sketch #56 over at "2 Sketches 4 You".

I realized while looking at the PTI sneak peeks for July's release that I had not used my new papers from last months release. I love the soft muted colors and the color combination is fabulous.

Here is the sketch. I had been wanting to do one of the sketch challenges here for quite awhile and finally decided to play along.

enjoy!

~ supplies ~

paper: neenah natural white, PTI library ledger

ink: ranger distress vintage photo

accessories: pti butterfly die, rick-rak die and felt, kaisercraft pearls, cosmo cricket tiny type stickers, karen foster scrappers floss, basicgrey buttons

banners ~ wrinkles ~ roses

Well it is Tuesday and that means time for Project Tuesday! And this weeks challenge was to create an easel card.

I had a lot of fun making this card and as you can see I used some of my favorite things. First off I used my new "banner" die-namics that I got at this months MFT release party, I added some of my wrinkle ribbon that I made and a handmade rosebud. Papers are by Cosmo Cricket.

I hope you will join us this week and create an easel card. Thanks for stopping by and if you leave me a comment I will pick one winner from all the comments next Tuesday and you will win some of my wrinkled ribbon.

Enjoy!

~ supplies ~

paper: eames india pink , neenah solar white, french paper pop-tone green, cosmo cricket delovely

accessories: pebblesinc. rubons, mft banner die-namics, october afternoon tiny market stickers, martha stewart leaf and border punch, karen foster scrappers floss, handmade wrinkle ribbon

hi chick and more

It is Monday and I have a few things to share with you this morning. I spent a few hours in my craftroom yesterday, making cards, scrapbooking and watching a movie.

This first card is for the newest challenge over at CPS and I used some of the Cosmo Cricket "garden variety" papers and chipboard.

Okay, I have to admit I love how this one turned out. That is probably because of the chickens. For those of you that don't know me I collect chickens and roosters, not the normal ones ~ mine are more along the folk art/whimsical kind.

This next card is for the LimeLight PaperCrafts Challenge and this week it is a sketch along with a challenge to use background stamping. I stamped the PTI leaves with Ranger perfect medium.

Love this sketch so clean and simple I used my Martha Stewart Butterfly punch and the paper is BasicGrey "basic manila" paper pad.

Last for you today I have a layout that I did of Micah (my favorite little guy) and the inspiration was an old sketch over at Sketchy Thursday. All the papers and embellishments are October Afternoon "ducks in a row". Sometimes when you can't find the inspiration you are looking for ~ go back and use one of your old sketches.

Thanks for stopping by my blog ~ please leave a comment and let me know what you think.

Enjoy!

relax

Well by the looks of things outside I think we are in for a little rain this morning. I am hoping that it cools things off a little bit.

My card for today is for this weeks challenge over at Card Patterns and it is one of those sketches where you can use some of your scraps.

I used papers from the new basicgrey "olivia" collection and I finally inked up my PTI "on my couch" that I bought a few months ago. I love the little pillows on the couch.

Enjoy!

~ supplies ~

paper: neenah (epic black and solar white linen), basicgrey (olivia), pti (spring rain)

ink: memento (black)

stamps: pti (on my couch)

accessories: martha stewart (leaf punch) karen foster (scrappers floss)

ahoy ~ bumbo

Just a quick post this morning before I head out to work at Anchor Paper.

I have been busy as a bee making different colors of the wrinkle ribbon and thought I would share a picture with you.

If you are interested in purchasing some leave me a comment or send me an email and I can give you the information.

Okay, since I had all this fabulous ribbon sitting here in front of me I had to use it on a card so decided to use it on the card for the July challenge over at Claudia and Company. This months challenge was to use pink and aqua.

Isn't the image of this little boy just the cutest? I bought this over at Mo's digital pencil.

My scrapbook layout is for an 8x8 book I am doing of some of  Micah's baby photos.

The layout was inspired by the sketch challenge over at Design Dollies Sketchday.

I sprayed my page with two different colors of glimmer mist and although it isn't the exact look I was going for I think It turned out okay. t I need to figure out how you get the splotches instead of the full spray so  I will have to work on that.

Thanks for stopping by and looking at my blog.

Enjoy!

~ supplies ~

card:

papers: neenah solar white cardstock, cosmo cricket delovely

ink: ranger distressed ink tumbled glass

accessories: cosmo cricket tiny type stickers, copic markers, vintage wrinkle ribbon, spellbinders oval

layout:

paper: neenah solar white linen, basicgrey oliver

ink: glimmer mist key lime pie and sea glass

accessories: basicgrey oliver die-cut shapes, bo bunny cardstock stickers

that face ~ thinking of you

Happy Friday! I am working this weekend at Anchor Paper on University and am thinking I might go to Archivers tonight for scrapmania. I have a baby album to do for my nephew Jason and his new son Adrian and I want to get it done before Adrian gets any older.

I have a couple things to share with you today and the first is this layout I did using the July sketch over at Sketches! by Tamara.

The pictures are some of the first ones I took using my son's new Canon Rebel 2Ti. A little fancier than my little Nikon coolpix.

And last but not least is a card using today's sketch over at Clean and Simple Stamping what is really nice is that not only do you get the sketch, but you get the dimensions of all the parts to the card. These are nice when you are not really good at things like math. :)

Okay that is it for me for today. So do you have anything fun planned for this weekend? Leave me a comment and let me know what they are and who knows you might win some fun wrinkled ribbon from me.

Enjoy!

~supplies~

layout:

paper: bazzil white, neenah epic black linen

accessories: american crafts dolce fabric letters

card:

paper: neenah natural white, french paper teal, october afternoon thrift shop

accessories: pebblesinc. rubons, cuttlebug swiss dots embossing folder, martha stewart butterfly punches

happy birthday ~ sugar stick

I just re-read my title and it makes me laugh. I have a couple of cards to share with you today and both cards were created using the nestabilites "labels eight" largest die. I just love this little shaped card.

Okay, my first card is for this weeks challenge over at CAS~tastic and this weeks challenge was to use Kraft anyway, anyhow.

This next card is for Papertrey Paper Dolls and this week it was a sketch challenge.

Enjoy! Have a great day!

~ supplies ~

card one:

paper: proterra kraft, eames dark brown

accessories: pebblesinc. rub-on, stampin' up leaf die, k&company handmade mini accents, ek success 1/2" punch, signo white gel pen

card two:

paper: neenah solar white, bazzil red, pop-tone green, basicgrey lime rickey

accessories: martha stewart shred scissors, copics

stamp: claudia and company sugar stick girl with kite

siblings

I love the look of plain no fuss sketches and this weeks sketch over at "starting now" was exactly that. I really love Julie's style of scrapbooking and her sketches are always amazing.

I thought this page was going to be a quick 1 - 2 hour at the craft table, but I think it took me that long just to pick out papers.

Hope you enjoy! I will be back later with a couple of cards to share.

~supplies~

paper: bazzil white, basicgrey "lime rickey"

accessories: pti felt and flowers, basicgrey buttons, nestabilities, american crafts flair and ribbon, martha stewart butterfly, karen foster scrapbookers floss

laundry ~ roses

It is another beautiful day here in Minnesota and I have a couple cards to share with you that I did for this weeks challenge over at Sasya's Sketches.

I originally made this card and then wasn't sure if I liked it or not so decided to do another one which was really what I wanted to do in the first place. (but it looked so much like last weeks didn't want to go that route)

This is the sketch that I worked from.

And this is my second card that I made.

That is it for me for today I will be back tomorrow with a scrapbook layout and maybe a card.

Enjoy!

~ supplies~

card one:

paper: cosmo cricket (material girl) neenah (natural white)

accessories: cosmo cricket (material girl chipboard) natural jute, tracing wheel

card two:

paper: cosmo cricket (material girl) october afternoon (thrift shop) neenah (natural white)

accessories: tracing wheel, martha stewart (lace border punch)

mojo monday sketch 146

I have a quick card to share with you this morning and then I am off to do some stuff around the house and yard.

This card was inspired by the challenge over at Mojo Monday.

Enjoy!

~ supplies ~

paper: basicgrey  "basics manila paper pad", kraft, esse dark brown

ink: chalk ink "chestnut roan" ranger distressing ink "vintage photo"

stamps: hero arts "elegant weeds"

accessories: pebblesinc. "rub-ons", american crafts "ribbon", tracing wheel, pop-dots

beach boy ~ not the singers

It is another hot day here in Minnesota and I was up at the crack of dawn so I could get a few things done around the house and then get back to my scrapbooking.

These are some pictures of Micah from the other day at the lake. I don't know if you can tell by the picture but I love the way his hair curls on the top of his head when it is warm outside. If you look really close at this face you will see sand all over his mouth. Not sure but he might have been tasting it.

This layout was inspired by this months challenge over at Paper Poppy.

Thanks for stopping by ~ I hope you enjoy!

~supplies~

paper: bazzil white cardstock, sassafrass lass nerdy bird, french paper pop-tone orange and yellow

accessories: american crafts thickers, cloud 9 rain dots, signa gel pen and zig millennium pen

Project Tuesday ~ thank you

Well it is Tuesday and that means time for Project Tuesday and this week we are making a cute little "lip balm" holder.

I turned mine into a little purse after seeing some of the great creations over at SCS.

I hope you will play along with us this week and if you do ~ don't forget to link it up over at Project Tuesday so we can all take a look.

Enjoy!

details

cardstock: neenah (epic black and solar white linen) eames (weave pink)

accessories: pebblesinc. (rubons) hero arts (rhinestones) cuttlebug (swiss dots embossing folder) SU (punches) american crafts (ribbon) uniball (signo gel pen), fiskars (border punch)

boating

I wish I were boating right now! Instead I am waiting for the repairman to come and see what is wrong with my fridge. Yesterday, we noticed foods were not as cold as they should be and today it is a nice 58 degrees inside. Luckily, the freezer portion is still working so we are hoping it is just a fan that has gone out.

So since I have all day to wait for him I have been scrapbooking and watching a movie. The movie was "The Stoning of Soraya M". I thought it was excellent and has been on my to watch list for awhile.

This is a layout using the newest sketch over at Pencil Lines.

I love these new papers by American Crafts from the "heat wave" collection. Can't wait to use more of them on a mini album I am planning.

Enjoy!

~supplies~

paper: bazzill "dots", american crafts "heatwave", neenah "solar white", french paper "cherry red"

accessories: american crafts "dolce thickers", webster's pages "sparklers", my minds eye "so sophie ~ small accessories packk" fiskars "border punch"